ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mam

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /mæm/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mam is a noun meaning (UK, Ireland, regional, informal, colloquial) Mum, mom; diminutive of mother.

Meaning

(UK, Ireland, regional, informal, colloquial) Mum, mom; diminutive of mother.

More Meanings

  1. (UK, slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
  2. (chiefly India) Misspelling of ma'am.

Example Sentences

She focused her entire mind on that moment she had shared with Shan, the softness of her mams, the wetness of her lips.
There was another teacher […] who came to class fairly often wearing a thin silk blouse and NO BRA. Her 'mams' bounced appropriately, which was of course utterly FASCINATING for every boy in the class.
She'd sit by the fire, arms crossed, demanding that Ruby spike her tea with a cinder. But Ruby would never give in to her demands, no matter how much her mam begged. There was no alcohol in the house now; Arthur had made sure of that in an effort to get Mary sober.

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Related dictionary entries include momma, mammy, mommy, mum, mama, mom.

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